CN Napadogan Car Control Manual 1985

Edmundston Car Control

This book is for the information and guidance of Yardmasters, Yardmen, Foremen,
Enginemen, Conductors and Yard Office staff. It is the property of the Railway
and is to be returned on request.

ISSUED TO:
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________

ISSUED BY:
General Superintendent Transportation
Moncton, N.B

JANUARY 1985

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CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION

The instructions contained in this manual will govern operations in the territory under
Car Control. All personnel affected by the Car Control program are expected to familiarize
themselves with these instructions and are required to have a copy available while on duty.

Special or supplementary instructions will be issued by proper authority when required.

For the System to work, all car moves or changes in condition must be recorded and reported
to Car Control. All reports must be based on the designated spins maps. Since demurrage
bills will be set on information submitted, all reports must be correct especially time of
“placements”, “construction placements”, and “set-offs”.

The Car Control Centre is the main contact for customers to order cars, release cars or
arrange placement. Toll free telephone facilities are provided for this contact. When
customers arrange car moves, full details of the request and the person making the request
must be recorded for reference should there be a demurrage dispute or other complaint.

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THE CAR CONTROL SYSTEM

PURPOSES

For better yard and siding control by rapid and accurate listings of car locations and conditions.

For better service to customers through prompt placement and removal of loads and empties.

For better utilization of cars and public siding through prompt car movement and faster collection
of empties after release.

For improved and up-to-date records of car placements and movements.

HOW CAR CONTROL WORKS

The Carload Centre maintains a computer inventory of every car on all tracks and sidings within its
territory, i.e., “Yard Inventory System”.

Information pertaining to a change in each car’s status and location is transmitted to the computer
as the event occurs.

Current computer car records are used to prepare switch lists and other documents for yard and
train operations.

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GENERAL PROCEDURES

A – SWITCH LISTS

1. The Yard Foreman & Conductors will receive one or more copies of each switch list depending on requirement.

a. The hard-back copy must be completed & returned to the Car Control section or designated location.

b. The paper copies can be discarded after the switching has been performed.

2. Switch lists will contain cars which must be handled. The lists will show where the cars are to be taken from and where they are to be placed at.

3. Each customer or yard track is assigned a zone, track, or spot number which is defined by the
acronym “SPINS”.

a. The zone is made up of two positions as follows:

(i) An alphabetic & a numeric character, or,

(ii) Two alphabetic characters.

b. The track number is always two positions numeric.

c. The spot or spot range can be either numeric or alphabetic and may identify certain
special switching instructions.

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(i) The following SPOT indications are to identify specific switching instructions:

   00 [infinity] – Car left on or to be left on the lead

   90 – Place cars any order

   91 – Place car at 1st special unloading area from North or East end of track

   92 – Place car at 2nd special unloading area from North or East end of track

   93 – For local application as required

   94 – For local application as required

   95 – Place car at open area where not possible to identify spot number

   96 – Place car at storage area of track

   97 – Place car at Team Track area of track

   98 – Industry will furnish list

   99 – Place car on stop block

b. The track number is always two positions numeric.

c. The spot or spot range can be either numeric or alphabetic and may identify certain
special switching instructions.

(ii) Double alphabetic spot characters will identify Team Track Customers with the exception of any spot starting with character “X” which is used for special computer processing.

4. To assist in train make-up of outbound or through traffic, a three digit number is used to identify such traffic and is identified by the acronym “TAG” number.

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(a) The 980-999 TAG series is used to identify “Car Handling Required” for cars located at a line station as outlined below:

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B – MARKING OF SWITCH LISTS BY THE FOREMAN OR CONDUCTOR

1. a. Cars not in the track

      If a car appears on the switch list, but is not in the track indicated & cannot be found
elsewhere, stroke that car off the list by putting a line through it.

   b. Cars not moved as instructed

      If a car is moved to a track other than the one shown on the
switch list, or for some reason it is a “throw back” to the track it came out of:

      (i) Cross out the track number where the car should have gone.

      (ii) Write in the track number where the car was left and the reason.

   c. Repetitive Information

      Where the track number or the same place or pull times can be used against a list of cars:

      (i) Check marks may be used for repetitive information, but should be distinct.

      (ii) A vertical line may be used for repetitive information, but should be distinct.

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      (iii) DO NOT USE ditto marks (“).

   d. Returning Switch Lists to Car Control Section

      (i) The marked hard-back copy of switch lists must be returned to the Car Control section.

      (ii) Any switch lists prepared manually by the Yard Foreman and those supplied by
Industries must also be forwarded to the Car Control section.

   e. Identification on Switch Lists

      The Yard Foreman must sign each switch list prior to returning it to the Car Control section.

   f. Maintaining Sequence of Yard Tracks

      In order to provide switch lists of yard tracks in sequence listing, it will be
necessary for the Foreman to advise the Car Control Section of the order in which cars were handled.

      (i) If the cars are switched from the opposite direction to that shown on the switch list,
this should be noted on the lists.

      (ii) If the track is switched in more than one cut, the cuts should be identified by
drawing a line across the page and shown as “Cut 1”, “Cut 2”, etc.

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    (iii) If cars are thrown back on the original track or temporarily held out to
facilitate the switching and it disrupts the sequence, the Car Control section must be notified of what happened.

   g. Reporting Work Completed

      In order for Car Control to keep up to date and be prepared to provide switch
lists for other crews as soon as required, it will be necessary to report some moves upon their completion even though the Foreman records the track number on his switch list.

      (i) The Foreman working within train yards will inform the Car Control
section of what he has done, on completion of each list.

      (ii) The Foreman bringing cars in from Industrial Zones to train yards will inform
the Car Control section as to where the cars were left or what switching was performed with these cars.

      (iii) The Foreman will indicate the reasons for not performing assigned switching
on the appropriate car line of the swithc list; i.e., gates locked, truck blocking tracks, dirty car, etc.

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2. Train Yard Procedures

   a. Switching Not Completed

      If for any reason work assigned on the switch list cannot be completed:

         (i) Draw a horizontal line after the last car handled.

         (ii) Draw a bracket to cover the list of cars not handled and write “NOT HANDLED”.

         (iii) If the cars not handled are left in a track other than the one shown on the switch list, show the new track number where the cars were left.

3. Industrial Zone Procedures

   a. Cars spotted for loading/unloading

         (i) Show the time car was placed.

         (ii) If the car was placed at a location other than that shown in the
“Place At” field of the switch list:

            (a) Draw a line through the SPINS where the car should have gone.

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            (b) Write in the new track where the car was spotted.

   b. Loads and Empties Pulled from Siding

         (i) Show the time car was pulled.

         (ii) If the car was not brought to the train yard, show the SPINS where car was left.

   c. Cars Constructively Placed or Placed Off Spot

         (i) Draw a line through the SPINS where the car should have gone.

         (ii) Write in the new track (SPINS) where the car was left.

         (iii) Show the time placement attempt was made.

         (iv) Give a short explanation of why the car could not be spotted, e.g., gates locked, frozen switch, etc.

         NOTE:

         If the car was left “off spot” on the track where it should have been left disregard (i) and (ii) above; write the words “off spot” and the reason.

   d. Cars and Request Moves Now Shown on Switch Lists

      If a car is moved and it does not appear on the switch list, record the car moved
either on the switch list supplied, or on a separate form showing:

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      (i) Car Initials and Numbers

      (ii) Load/Empty Status

      (iii) Track (SPINS) taken from

      (iv) Time Pulled/Placed

      (v) Track (SPINS) where placed

      This also applies to customer requests to move a car, which was placed for loading or
unloading, to another “spot” on the same track or to another “track” within his plant.

C – SPECIAL HANDLING DESCRIPTION

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EDMUNDSTON YARD

ZONE “EA”

SHEET 1 OF 2

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EDMUNDSTON YARD

ZONE “EA”

SHEET 2 OF 2

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EDMUNDSTON EAST YARD

ZONE “EB”

SHEET 1 OF 1

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NAPADOGAN SUB.

ZONE “EG”

SHEET 1 OF 3

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NAPADOGAN SUB.

ZONE “EG”

SHEET 2 OF 3

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NAPADOGAN SUB.

ZONE “EG”

SHEET 3 OF 3

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NAPADOGAN SUB.

ZONE “EP”

OLD C.P.R. YARD

SHEET 1 OF 1

Unfortunately, page 30 is missing from my manual.

Page 32

NAPADOGAN SUB.

ZONE “EH”

SHEET 2 OF 4

Page 33

NAPADOGAN SUB.

ZONE “EH”

SHEET 3 OF 4

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NAPADOGAN SUB.

ZONE “EH”

SHEET 4 OF 4

This is as far as I have scanned. Thanks for reading!

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